Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects

ISBN-10: 1854107070
ISBN-13: 9781854107077
Category: Photography / Techniques / Cinematography & Videography
Pages: 250
Language: English
Published: 2001
Publisher: Aurum
Author: Piers Bizony

Description

Founded in April 1993 by James Cameron, Stan Winston and Scott Toss, Digitalomain is one of the front-runners in the world of movie special effects. Theompany's work featured heavily in "True Lies", "Interview with The Vampire",Armageddon" and "Dante's Peak", all of which were successful at the boxffice. In 1995 they won a BAFTA award for their work on "Apollo 13",ecalling a historic NASA space rescue without using a single frame of realrchive. Then came an Oscar for their work on Cameron's "Titanic", one of theost expensive and most successful movies ever made.;The company also buildsheme park systems. The T2-3D ride, based on James Cameron's cyborg hit "Theerminator", combines computer effects, projection systems, and advanced 3Dllusions.;This text, written in a jargon-free style, looks at the company'sork and should be of interest to all who are curious to learn how themazing effects in contemporary blockbuster movies are created byscar-winning talents at the forefront of their industry.

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